Hampton Court ... Illustrated with forty-three drawings by Herbert ...

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HAMPTON COURT
Henry the Eighth, so as it became a royal Palace:
which for beauty and grandeur is exceeded by no
structure in Europe; whether it be the Escurial in
Spain, which appears so magnificent by having the
addition of a fair monastery dedicated to S. Laurence,
wherein live a hundred and fifty monks of the Order
of S. Jerome, and hath also a college, schools, and
outhouses built by King Philip II., who married our
Queen Mary.
" Hampton Court was then made ready for the
court, and by Mr. Kinersley, yeoman of the wardrobe,
prepared with what was needful for the court.
And a court it now appeared to be; for there was
a revival of what lustre it had formerly, his Majesty
then having the nobility about him, his chaplains
to perform their duty, the house amply furnished,
and his services in the accustomed form and state;
every one of his servants permitted to attend in their
respective places; nothing then appeared of discrimination;
intercourse was free between King and
Parliament, and the army seemed to endeavour a
right understanding amongst different parties; also
some treaties passed upon proposals presented his
Majesty from the Parliament, which gave hopes of an
accommodation. The Commissioners also continued
their attendance about the King, and those gentlemen
that waited at Holmby were by his Majesty's
appointment kept in their offices and places; the
general likewise and other military commanders were
much at court, and had frequent conference with